FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IGX |
| Lat/Long: | 35-56-06.0000N / 079-03-57.2700W 35-56.100000N / 079-03.954500W 35.9350000 / -79.0659083 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 512 ft. / 156.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of CHAPEL HILL, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 27516 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IGX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-2100 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 AND REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 134.575 (919-942-2538) |
| RALEIGH APPROACH: | 132.35 |
| RALEIGH DEPARTURE: | 132.35 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.5 |
| WX ASOS at RDU (14 nm E): | PHONE 919-840-0816 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RDUr289/14.2 | | RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC | | 117.20 | | 04W |
| LIBr077/27.6 | | LIBERTY VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PERSON | | 188/17.9 | | 220 | | 08W | | HUR | .... ..- .-. |
| SILER CITY | | 069/21.9 | | 371 | | 07W | | TOX | - --- -..- |
| HUNTSBORO | | 232/30.8 | | 271 | | 07W | | HXO | .... -..- --- |
| HARNETT | | 336/35.6 | | 417 | | 08W | | HQT | .... --.- - |
| JNALL | | 307/39.8 | | 251 | | 07W | | EUU | . ..- ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4005 x 75 ft. / 1221 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 35-56.053333N | | 35-56.146667N |
| Longitude: | 079-04.356167W | | 079-03.552667W |
| Elevation: | 511.8 ft. | | 488.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 082 true | | 270 magnetic, 262 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 730 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | panels that may or may not be lighted, on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 1320 ft. from runway, 116 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear +45 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR 240 L&R. | | 27 ft. trees, 231 ft. from runway, 230 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 38:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. +70 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR 235L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | UNIVERSITY OF N CAROLINA CB 1510, UNC-CH CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599-1510 |
| Manager: | PAUL BURKE CB 1510, UNC-CH CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599-1510 Phone 919-962-1337 OR 919-962-1337 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 47 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 36 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 76% | local general aviation | | 19% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT CLSD TO ACFT 12500 LBS OR GREATER; GLIDERS; BALLOONS; MINIATURE ACFT; ULTRALIGHTS & PAJA ACTIVITY. |
| - | NO PRACTICE APPROACHES/LNDGS WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION CALL 919-962-1337. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NO RECREATIONAL OR TRAINING FLIGHTS; 2100-0600; CLSD TO TRANSIENT ACFT OPNS 2100-0600 EXCEPT ACFT ON UNIVERSITY OR HOSPITAL BUSINESS; ALL OTHER TRANSIENT ACFT OPERATING 2100-0600 MUST HAVE 24 HR PPR CALL AMGR 919-962-1337. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR ROUGH TURF AREAS MKD WITH TIRES PAINTED WHITE. |
| - | ARPT CLSD TO PURE JET POWERED ACFT; EXCEPT FOR UNIVERSITY USERS TRANSPORTING PERSONS ON OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BUSINESS. |
| - | RY 09 HAS A 60 FT DROPOFF 200 FT FROM THLD L & R OF CNTRLN IN RY SAFETY AREA. |
| - | RY 27 HAS 200 FT OVRN. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| BUZZY SIX | |
download (179KB) |
| SOUTH BOSTON FOUR | |
download (343KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (170KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 27 | |
download (221KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| BLUE DEVIL FOUR | |
download (240KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRDU - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (14 nm E)
KBUY - Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport (21 nm W)
KTTA - Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport (21 nm S)
KTDF - Person County Airport (21 nm N)
5W8 - Siler City Municipal Airport (25 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 00:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 00:54 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 18:28:50 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 14:28:50 |
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| METAR |
| KIGX | 251756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW080 29/14 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP211 T02890139 10294 20194 50000
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KRDU 14nm E | 251751Z 15004KT 10SM FEW050 BKN150 BKN250 29/16 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP209 T02940161 10300 20217 56001
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| TAF |
KRDU 14nm E | 251722Z 251818 13005KT P6SM BKN140 FM0600 16003KT P6SM BKN080 FM1600 21011KT P6SM SCT060
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| NOTAMs |
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